It is that time of the year when the earth’s axis is not tilted toward or away from the sun, this means almost equal amounts ...

Balochistan and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) do share some commonalities, such as being part of larger political entities – ...

Local Persian community celebrates their New Year 'Nowruz' in San Diego. Nowruz means 'Happy, New Day' in Farsi.

Celebrated by more than 300 million people worldwide, Nowruz is a 3,000-year-old tradition cherished in Iran, Afghanistan, ...

A female climber from Iran is thought to have been forced to leave her home country following persecution after she competed ...

Diverse elements of Chinese culture and civilization have influenced Persian literature, particularly Persian poetry. Many ...

Iran has grappled with a series of setbacks. Hamas and Hezbollah, Tehran’s long-standing nonstate regional allies, have been ...

Thursday, March 20, 2025, marks the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, a holiday that's been celebrated for several millenniums, ...

Just as spring is a time for rebirth, the Persian New Year is a time to celebrate new life. Nowruz is celebrated on the spring equinox, which this year is on Thursday, March 20. This celebration of ...

As winter fades in the Northern Hemisphere and the days grow longer, millions of people prepare to welcome Nowruz, the ...

Babak Shakeri, a local Iranian American author, is inviting the community to join in the celebration of Nowruz, the Iranian ...

Masih Alinejad, the charismatic Iranian dissident and journalist who prosecutors say was targeted by her former homeland’s ...